Two more women connected to chase case

Police have identified two more persons of interest in the case of a Feb. 25 high-speed chase south of Ukiah during which one man shot at a deputy sheriff's car, according to Detective Sgt. Jason Caudillo of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

Walter K. Miller, 42, of Ukiah, allegedly leaned out the window of a 1995 Thunderbird driven by his co-defendant, Christopher Skaggs, 30, of Redwood Valley, and fired a 9 mm machine pistol five or six times at the pursuing deputy's car, stopping when it jammed, according to the MCSO. One of the bullets hit the patrol car's radiator and disabled the car.

Skaggs was arrested the morning after the chase, and Miller surrendered himself to SWAT agents Feb. 27 when his parole agent arrived from Sonoma County after a nearly three-hour standoff at the Best Western hotel on Orchard Avenue.

Authorities arrested two other women for felony accessory charges in the case. Tracy Cox, 34, of Redwood Valley, Skaggs' girlfriend, was allegedly in the car during the chase. Another woman was arrested when authorities learned she allegedly gave Miller a ride to the Ukiah hotel after the chase and brought him clothing there.

The other two women one of whom was seen being escorted from the hotel during the standoff in handcuffs are also believed to have supported Miller after the chase and shooting, according to Caudillo.

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